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World Service,22 Mar 2025,49 mins

Rethinking Africa's economic future

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Ed Butler is joined by Peter Ryan, ABC's senior business correspondent in Sydney Australia and Gaby Castro Fontoura, Director of Sunny Sky Solutions - a business consultancy from Uruguay. We look at the impact of Western aid cuts on Africa. Heathrow Airport has lifted its usual night-time restrictions to help restore normal air travel after Friday’s widespread disruption. Plus, the side hustle is on the rise in the U.S. even among professionals as more people take on second jobs amid growing economic uncertainty.

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